Hobson Prior are working with a world-wide biopharmaceutical company who are currently recruiting for a Manager (Audits & Inspections) to join them on a permanent basis in Oxford. As the Manager you will lead and participate in various types of GCP/GLP compliance audits for the organisation's development programs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct/support GCP/GLP compliance audits of clinical investigator sites, service providers and internal system/process audits in accordance with the annual audit plan to determine compliance status and identify compliance risks.
• Co-operate with clinical compliance leads to identify audit needs and follow up post-audit activities to ensure appropriate implementation of CAPA and monitoring successful completion of action items.
• Prepare audit reports and communicate audit findings to audit stakeholders as well as R&D Quality Management ensuring understanding of observations.
• Assist in managing and training external auditors ensuring compliance with the organisation's auditing standards and procedures.
• Provide pertinent data to support quality and compliance metrics and trending.
• You will assist in the planning of clinical quality audit programs.
• Develop and maintain study specific audit plans and audit certificates.
• Participate in strategic planning of organizational activities, as required.
• Support inspection management lead to maintain R&D inspection readiness at times.
• Partake in regulatory agency inspection activities pertinent to R&D.

Key Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and work efficiently in a fast-paced culture.
• Strong and clear understanding of Good Clinical Practices.
• Strong knowledge of applicable global regulatory requirements.
• Must be disciplined, detail orientated and excel in personal time management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in business or Life sciences is required, advance degree is preferred.
• Industry certification in Quality Assurance is preferred but not required.
• You will have a minimum of 5 years pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience in performing audits and participating in regulatory inspections.
• GCP audit experience is required, GVP and GLP experience is valuable but is not essential.
• Knowledge/understanding of the perspectives of regulatory agencies.
• Domestic and international travel is required.

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